"We’re talking about something we all want very much to find. And that automatically makes Ed’s conclusions suspect."

"It had occurred to Rimford, at about the time he approached fifty, that the chief drawback in contemplating the enorm…"

"Ah, Lord, if I doubt You, it is perhaps because You hide Yourself so well."

"Secrecy is a compulsive reflex in this country. It strangles thought, delays scientific progress, and destroys integr…"

"“I can’t imagine,” said Dupre, “a better way to unnerve people than to tell them there’s no cause for alarm.”"

"Politicians always seemed to be willing to sacrifice the general welfare to win votes."

"The stars are silent. Voyager among dark harbors, I listen, but the midnight wind carries only the sound of trees and…"

"“I suspect we would be wise,” he said without looking up, “to avoid declaring what God will or will not allow.”"

"A man is entitled to only one great passion in a lifetime. Whether it’s music or a profession or a woman, everything …"

"Gambini was addicted to asking the sort of ultimate questions about which one could speculate endlessly with no fear …"